Paul A Moore,Elliot V Hersh
Paul A Moore
The development of safe and effective local anesthetic agents has possibly been the most important advancement in dental science to occur in the last century. The agents currently available in dentistry are extremely safe and fulfill most o...
Paul A Moore,Elliot V Hersh,Sean G Boynes
Paul A Moore
Xiaojie Wang,Adrian Lussi
Xiaojie Wang
Studies have shown a growing trend toward increasing prevalence of dental erosion, associated with the declining prevalence of caries disease in industrialized countries. Erosion is an irreversible chemical process that results in tooth sub...
Hien Ngo
Hien Ngo
This article focuses on glass-ionomer cement (GIC) and its role in the clinical management of caries. It begins with a brief description of GIC, the mechanism of fluoride release and ion exchange, the interaction between GIC and the externa...
Edwina A M Kidd
Edwina A M Kidd
There would appear to be little logic in the current practice of caries removal. Biologically, it would appear to be potentially damaging even to attempt to remove all infected dentin in a symptomless, vital tooth. It is neither possible no...
Treatment protocols: nonfluoride management of the caries disease process and available diagnostics [0.03%]
治疗方案：龋病的非氟管理及可用诊断方法
Svante Twetman
Svante Twetman
This article reviews the evidence for saliva diagnostics and some antibacterial concepts with potential to interfere with the caries process. It concludes that there is incomplete evidence to evaluate the role of chair-side tests and to rec...
Mathilde C Peters
Mathilde C Peters
This article provides a state-of-the-art overview of clinically relevant evidence regarding effective, noninvasive management strategies to prevent, arrest, and remineralize caries lesions. With the rapidly increasing knowledge about oral b...
Douglas A Young,John D B Featherstone
Douglas A Young
This article suggests a practical methodology to implement the scientific information presented in the earlier articles into clinical practice. The Caries Balance/Imbalance Model and a practical caries risk assessment procedure for patients...
Mariana M Braga,Fausto M Mendes,Kim R Ekstrand
Mariana M Braga
This article reviews the current methods for detection and assessment of caries lesions focusing on applicability for daily clinical practice. The end point is to arrive at a diagnosis for each caries lesion. Visual inspection aided by a ba...
The chemistry of caries: remineralization and demineralization events with direct clinical relevance [0.03%]
龋齿的化学原理：与临床实践直接相关的再矿化和脱矿事件
Carlos González-Cabezas
Carlos González-Cabezas
Dental caries is a site-specific disease that undergoes many cycles of demineralization and remineralization during lesion development. Because of its developmental characteristics dynamics, the caries lesion can be arrested and even repair...